Sandy Paterson (football manager)

Alexander Paterson (30 July 1876 – 13 December 1933) was a Scottish football manager who managed Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic.[2][3][4] He began his career in football as a goalkeeper with Hearts of Beath and also served Cowdenbeath as an administrator.[2][5]

Sandy Paterson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Paterson[1]
Date of birth 30 July 1876[1]
Place of birth Hill of Beath, Scotland
Date of death 13 December 1933(1933-12-13) (aged 57)[2]
Place of death Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hearts of Beath
Managerial career
0000–1906 Hearts of Beath
1906–1924 Cowdenbeath
1925–1930 Dunfermline Athletic
1932–1933 Cowdenbeath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Paterson's sons Bill and Archie both became footballers and he managed them at Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[6]

Honours

Hearts of Beath

Cowdenbeath

Dunfermline Athletic

Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Cowdenbeath 1906 1924 322 146 61 115 045.3 [3]
Dunfermline Athletic 1925 1930 199 74 33 92 037.2 [4]
Cowdenbeath 1932 1933 59 13 10 36 022.0 [3]
Total 580 233 104 243 040.2 —

    References
    1. "Statutory registers – Births – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
    2. Ross, David (2013). Gaffers. pp. 390–391. ISBN 9781470927103.
    3. "Cowdenbeath Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    4. "Dunfermline Athletic Manager Sandy Paterson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
    5. "Sandy Paterson 1925–30". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
    6. "Willie Paterson is Hometown Hero 13". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.


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